Crit Racing

No doubt race season is on,  with the tours going on all over the place as summer closes in on us.

Crit season is on us as well - and although personally I am not into racing, I can see why some people are.

According to Dave Byers, the Cycling Junkie, the race on the course in Jackson WY it was quite a rush.

Riding at or near the front was my plan but that is easier said than done. At one point in the middle of the race, I could hear Joel Bingham yelling “Dave, get up to the front”. Sometimes I would find a hole, squirt up to the front, and then the pack would surge and I would fall to 15th wheel again just like that. Learning to anticipate the surge and then going with it would be a helpful skill. Near the end, I squirted up to the front a little too aggressively and found myself off of the front for the entire length of the back stretch…it was fun while lasted.

Read the full story in his post First Attempt at Crit Racing

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